At the end of the day everybody lost. We almost crippled our industry. It was very disappointing what happened.
WAYNE GRETZKYGrowing up, I was always the small guy.
More Wayne Gretzky Quotes
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It’s easier to lose than to win.
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Everything I did in hockey, I worked for.
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I couldn’t beat people with my strength; I don’t have a hard shot; I’m not the quickest skater in the league. My eyes and my mind have to do most of the work.
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Not doing it is certainly the best way to not getting it.
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When you’re playing an exhibition, you’re kind of letting everyone get an opportunity.
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The biggest difference between L.A. and Edmonton was that instead of people looking at me I was looking at them.
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It’s an honour and a thrill and a privilege just to play in the NHL.
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Kids don’t fight in minor hockey anymore. There’s very few fights in junior and college hockey. So growing up, all these guys are not fighting.
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The game is played out of instinct, but everyone on the ice has habits – good and bad. So the key to the game is to exploit the bad habits of your opponent.
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People in general want to build somebody up and then try to knock them down. They always root for the underdog.
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I love everything about hockey.
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Most players go where the puck is. I go where the puck will be.
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The greatest thing about playing obviously is winning, and you can’t replace that experience with anything.
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Thankfully, in my youth I had the best financial advisor a son could ask for: my dad Walter. When I got that first signing bonus in 1978, Dad took my cheque, announced, ‘This is what we’re going to do,’ and bought an annuity with it.
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Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
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